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April 2028 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 3 April 2028 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0112:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0112:01 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:369:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:561:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:291:29 PM–15:013:01 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:244:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta06:306:30 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Śubha09:369:36 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Roga11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Amṛta17:205:20 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:208:20 PMneutral
Roga20:208:20 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Lābha23:1411:14 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:082:08+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:353:35+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMgood
Cara29:025:02+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM

06:306:30 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:0112:01 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 19:107:10 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0112:01 PM
Bālavauntil 23:0811:08 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:038:03 AM–09:369:36 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:369:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:0112:01 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu25:01 01:011:01 AM TuePuṣya
YogaAtigaṇḍa19:107:10 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava12:0112:01 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:30 06:306:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 399
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:4712:47 PM
Moonset
26:172:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:561:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:291:29 PM15:013:01 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4310:43 PM24:1512:15+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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